Lens Kondogbia joined
Lens' youth system at the age of 11. On 11 April 2010 he signed his first professional contract, agreeing to a four-year deal. He made his debut in
Ligue 1 on 21 November, appearing as a late
substitute against
Olympique Lyonnais. Kondogbia spent the
2011–12 season in
Ligue 2 after the
Sang et Or's relegation. He scored his only official goal for the team on 13 April 2012, netting the opener in a 3–0 success at
Tours FC.
Sevilla On 24 July 2012, Kondogbia signed with Spanish club
Sevilla FC for an undisclosed fee, believed to be in the region of
€3 million. He first appeared in
La Liga on 15 September, replacing goalscorer
Piotr Trochowski in the 82nd minute of the 1–0 defeat of reigning champions
Real Madrid, at the
Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium. He scored his first goal for the
Andalusians on 28 January 2013, heading home the first for his team in an eventual 3–0 home derby win against
Granada CF. In Sevilla's
semi-final second leg tie of the
Copa del Rey against eventual winners
Atlético Madrid, on 27 February 2013, Kondogbia picked up a
red card as his team ended the match with nine men in the 2–2 home draw, and fell to a 3–4 aggregate loss.
Monaco Kondogbia returned to the French top division on 31 August 2013, signing a five-year contract with newly promoted
AS Monaco FC worth a reported
€20 million. He contributed with 26 games and one goal in
his first season, helping the club finish second and
return to the
UEFA Champions League after one decade. In the Champions League
round-of-16's first leg, on 25 February 2015, Kondogbia put his team ahead at
Arsenal in an eventual 3–1 win.
Inter Milan On 22 June 2015,
Inter Milan announced that they had signed Kondogbia on a five-year deal for an initial fee of
€31 million, subject to a medical, beating a reported €40m bid from city rival
A.C. Milan. On 14 February of the following year, he was sent off at the conclusion of a bad-tempered 1–2 loss at
ACF Fiorentina for sarcastically applauding the referee; he received a two-match ban. In June 2016, the
Serie A club announced the total cost of Kondogbia was €40.501 million.
Valencia in 2019 On 21 August 2017,
Valencia CF announced that they reached an agreement with Internazionale for the loan of Kondogbia until 30 June 2018, with an option to make the deal permanent. The deal was part of a loan exchange, with
João Cancelo moving in the other direction. He scored on his debut six days later, playing the full 90 minutes of an away fixture against
Real Madrid and helping the team to a 2–2 draw. On 24 May 2018, Valencia redeemed the buyout clause of Kondogbia and the player signed a four-year contract.
Atlético Madrid in 2022 On 3 November 2020, Kondogbia joined
Atlético Madrid on a four-year contract. The club was granted an exception to sign him outside of the
transfer window after
Arsenal had met the release clause of
Thomas Partey on
deadline day. He was mainly used as a substitute in his
first season as the team won the league, not starting a game until February. In
2021–22, Kondogbia played 28 league games, with only minor muscular injuries preventing more. He scored his only goal of 93 appearances for the
Rojiblancos on 9 January, equalising in a 2–2 draw at
Villarreal CF in which he was also sent off.
Marseille On 30 June 2023, Kondogbia returned to Ligue 1 for the first time in eight years, signing for
Olympique de Marseille for four seasons for a fee of €8 million. He made his debut on 9 August in a
Champions League third qualifying round first leg away to
Panathinaikos F.C. in which he was sent off; his first
yellow card came within 30 seconds of kick-off. ==International career==